Officials Report Fog In Area

Firefighters report at
least three people were killed after a Cessna 414 Chancellor
crashed on approach to Briscoe Field, outside Atlanta, GA Monday
night.

Lt. Craig Stanley, spokesman for the Gwinnett County Fire
Department, said the twin-engine aircraft (file photo of type,
below right) impacted a dirt parking lot about 75 yards from the
runway just after 8:40 pm. He says crews are still searching for
other possible victims.

“There was a fire, obviously a lot of wreckage, a lot of
debris in the area,” Stanley told the Gwinnett Daily
Post.

Officials report fog in the area at the time of the crash, and
the plane went down on its second approach to land at the suburban
airport. The plane's pilot was in contact with the tower at
Gwinnett County, Stanley said, but there was no distress call from
the aircraft.

The controller on duty at Briscoe Field called 911 after seeing
an orange glow near the plane's last reported position.

Officials say the plane's flight plan indicates it was inbound
to Gwinnett County from Pembroke Pines, FL.

The victims have not been identified. Investigators with the
National Transportation Safety Board are due to arrive onscene
Tuesday.